Nemesia pannonica Herman, 1879
Description
Male
Prosoma light brown, with bright and dark pubescences. Prosoma length: 5.0 mm. Legs: tibiae I-II without prolateral spines, tibia III with prolateral, retrolateral, dorsal and ventral spines, tibia IV with 3 retrolateral and 7 ventral spines. Opisthosoma grey-brown with vague, irregular pattern.
Female
Prosoma reddish brown with dark pattern. Prosoma length: 6.2 mm.Legs: patella III with 2 prolateral and 1 retrolateral spine, tibia IV with 3 retrolateral and 6 ventral spines. Opisthosoma browish, with faint dark pattern.
Additional information
Lives in up to 30 cm deep burrows, closed by thin door attached on one side and camouflaged with various particles
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Loksa 1966)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Decae 2012)
Chelicera, lateral view
(Loksa 1966)
Habitus
(Loksa 1966)
Habitus
(Loksa 1966)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Loksa 1966)
Claws
(Loksa 1969)
Distribution List
References
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